Lapeer County News - Page 5

I interviewed Tom Hansen of Tilted Axis Brewing Company during my morning show today. The new microbrewery in downtown Lapeer will be hosting an open housetomorrow (5/2) from 11 AM – 7 PM. In addition to microbrews, Tilted Axis will specialize in gourmet sausage made on site. In conjunction with National Homebrew Day, they will host the Lapeer Area Homebrew Club tomorrow and together several batches of beer will be brewed.

A Metamora Township couple reached a deal last Friday pleading no contest to owing a dangerous dog causing death. They were initially charged with second degree murder after their dogs, two Cane Corso dogs named Toni and Julia, killed Craig Sytsma while he was jogging down Thomas Road in Lapeer County last summer.

A complete ban on high-volume, hydraulic fracturing in Michigan is needed to meet the challenge of climate change and avoid public health and environmental risks that led New York State to ban the risky practice, the Sierra Club Michigan Chapter recently announced.

Attica Days Garage Sale is happening today from 9 am - 5 pm and Saturday 9 am - 2 pm at Attica Township Hall on Peppermill Road. Find some great deals and help support the 3rd annual Attica Days Festival being held July 10 and 11.

Spring is here which brings warmer temperatures, longer days and wildlife emerging from their winter homes. The Michigan Department of Natural Resources reminds residents that black bears are among those animals that are now awake and have left their dens.

Watch video of a diving expedition conducted by the National Wildlife Federation to obtain footage of aging oil pipelines crossing one of the most sensitive locations in the Great Lakes and possibly the world. Submerged in the waters of the Straits of Mackinac where Lakes Michigan and Huron meet, more than 20 million gallons of crude oil and natural gas fluids are pumped every day through aging pipelines operated by a Canadian company, Enbridge Energy.

TV 5/ WNEM news reports that classes are canceled for Imlay City Schools Thursday (4/23) after fire heavily damaged an administrative office in the school department's bus garage.Superintendent Dr. Gary Richards said the fire broke out around 8 p.m. at the facility on Blacks Corners Road.

Jury selection in a first-of-its-kind case is expected to begin on May 12 in Lapeer at the courthouse. A Metamora Township husband and wife are both charged with second-degree murder in the July 23 dog-mauling death of a 46-year old jogger. The couple’s second-degree murder charge for the actions of their dogs is a rare, first-of-its-kind charge here in Michigan.

Did you know heartworm can ONLY be transmitted by mosquitoes or that treating heartworm is 15X more expensive than preventing it? Having your dog tested and protected is as easy as showing up at a Tractor Supply Company, Family Farm & Home or Pet Supplies Plus store during one of the affordable, walk-in clinics sponsored by Pet Vet Clinic or VIP PetCare.

A fun murder mystery dinner theater show is back this weekend. Lapeer Community Theatre will be performing "Vintage Murder", on Sunday, April 19 and 26 at Calvelli's Eatery & Spirits in downtown Lapeer at 44 West Park Street. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m., buffet dinner will begin at 6:00 p.m. and the show will start at 7:00 p.m.

Sarah Beatty, the daughter of a Brown City couple and a student at the University of Michigan, will appear on NBC’s Wheel of Fortune on April 21 (4/21). In her audition tape, she tells producers she wants to appear on the show so her grandmother can see her living a lifelong dream

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